The Sun. — London, England, 1809-05-18 00:00:00

I AVAL N E :YmouTo, 11 , 4 Y 16.—Put back •by contrary winds, his Majeaty's ship Gnmpus, of lin guns, with the following East Indiamen, viz. 11/i).riord, Capt . . BARNARD, from Bombay; Pre.slon, Capt. IfaNCOCK, from Calcutta and Madras; Phenix, Capt.F.AstEsoN, from Madras and St. Helena ; Surat Castle, Capt. Anatitrsoti, from China ; 7%iri4, from Bengal ; Aore Whaler, from Botany Bay ; and the William, from Desolation. Arrived the Poppenburgh Galliot De Prow Logino, Capt.Ttnitzuzs, front Gijon, laden with turpentine, bound to London, detained by the iteven sloop of war., Sailed. the Grauder gun-brig with Dispatches for Lisbon. Arrived the Peacock sloop of war from the Fast and the Cormorant Revenue cutter, Capt. from a cruize. Porrsstotrrii. .10-4-atirrived his Majesty's hip Dexterous, from a cruiie. tailed his Majesty's ship Musick*, for the trnils, with a convoy; Mo-ning St*, Skhtt, for Africa ; Aurora, 01,svzInA; Luzitania, 1140*A) Ethelred, Ltsmltt, for Brazils Pencrabk,NtalGili ' Mar ianne Daphne; LuvA ; Eleanor ; HAAR 130 N Eraganza, HAIL; for Rit) de Janeiro. His Majes. Ifs ship Nymph, for the Downs. 1;.A1,40t1711; MAY 15.—Arrived the ship Mary, 70 wra, from Tarragona ; and the Providence crease, from Malta, for Bristol : they parted from the Jamaica frigate and 'convey, from Gibtaltar l cif here this evening.. Also arrived the schooner Gatcomloe, IkTOrflar, irc lrl 6 t% .Michael's; in g 7 days passage. • Surru Nets, Ar tv 17044Airived- the 4 -legres:co3, gun - brig, Lieut. ViAmtsr, with a gun-boat in tow, The 4/sette is released from quarantine. 1 11 . ) vtrit, MAY 17, half pact 1......5even sail of ships lire just in sight frorn.Shakespeare's Clitf, supposed to be the I n East India fleet. 1 : 1 444., I.z.e...Arreivell this Morning, his Mat., i e llY's ships Centaur. and Venus-, the former from the Eastward, and the latter from the Westwaid, remain with the ships as per last. ROY4L 41►C/IDE,Air (I. *. 9/. Portrait of Mr. Wilkie.--Sit W. Dr tots'e, tt.k: This liberal. *as well as ingenious artist has here * 4 l l ' 4l 6ited . represZtitiug , a young trona, w ho by the . force - of has rafted himself in a 3hort time to the head of that department in which 41 exeellauce has been so much. and so justly ad- This is obviously the representation of a man originai powers; There• is a 'spirit in the whole which marks the enthusiasm of genius, bUt is ye 'bate from every appearance of theatrical ex- Version, teloi t3s. ,port - rait or the Lite I: SlfteldOn, to t . —A. w. Dsvts. a very h rut and spirited portrait of a gentleman who dropped into the grave without tt due meniorial of Ids knowleilf.te and taknts,though th e y had raised him to a high rank in his profession. Mr. DEvzs has preserved an accurate representation of his person, and we ihope that some rneinher of the protesSiOn to which Mr, Stri:LpoN was so great art ornament, will do jwice to his chit i ratler, by a sir estima,te of his abilities, and of the improvements Which his industry, observation, and judgment sug gested. • o az. A herd attuked by Lions, one of the compaa. trients of the Shield of Achilles. , —lt. W rA L r tt. i. We are told that this artist obtained five hundred pounds for his pidure of Helen 60bre,Prigm, which was i in the Exhibition last year o r the y ear b e f ore . 41. ` , O, he ought to derive a much_ greater stun for the present work, as it is one of the very best etrorts (I finq pencil. He has realized the ideas of the poet has great attecess, and his; presented a scene which . a strong effed uon the mind. 't' The persona rndu red p are well conc e ived, and placed in a s t ate ilnitnated aeti on , 'ihe terrific efii.fd Or the lions `t i 4I t ll" the deg % ni weti with great force, :and the hale is the Must:6oo.ot* poat'i conception by a poetical Mind, as well " by thu hind of 3 411ful painter. THE ARVI..-AS we dorm It a part of our duty to notice whatever merits our countrymen titay &Splay 111 the line arts, we think it prepe'r to take an: early 3 : l ;PGrlunity of mentioning work by Mr. W. Al4/114., the nephew of Mr. DANIFI., and who „ e ls Btr "glY allied to that excellent artist in talents as ^ell as consanguinity. The work alluded to is a Series of seleaions from animated Beasts, Fishes, arc. with:, scenery adapted ti) their resPOtive charaaers, and illtistrative of their several Pursuits. As these po r ti ons , o f an i m a te d n a ture are `towed from various parts of the world, the work is relldered highly interesting by the diversities of local scenery. l'he ingenious artist bus Made con .siderable progress in a series of plates from the ori ginal drawings, - which are exquisite in their kind, and llte work altogether promises to be one of the elst pleasing and elegant 'produaions in the pro vince of Natural History, that has' ever been sub mitted to the Critic of taste, judgment, awl know ledge, The 'Marchioness of 1 - Trubricir'. gave a grand NW() on Monday night, at' her house in Stanhope- May.fair, At was etteastio4 by, the principal n obility in town. 00,11 THZ DUTCH PwITZTS. rAttis, IVlAss.9.—The Etniiisro'r hes answered the 'letter of the Lainkurtnan of Sivitterland, of the fsth l uft. concerning the neutrality of the coun:ry, saying that he 'requited compliance with this neutrlity.-- . On this account Mr. ft e in h ar d, Ih n fl rst Burkoenatiter; hag been nominited Extraordinary Minister to repair *to the head-quarters, and request his - Majesty to state what steps he Wishes neutral Switzerland to take during the wars . Intelligence of the fith and Ith, rewired - from Italy by The Telegraph, states, that the Viceroy, was, on the point of pursuing the Austrian army, which had precipitately fled. On The • 4th, the bead-Inures of the Viceroy were at Treviloi and the country between Alilan and Venice is quite free. FOURTH BULLETON. Heild.Quarters at Braiittall i ist May. " On the 'crossing of the bridge at Landsbut. Brigadier-General Lacour gave proofs of valour and coolness. Col. Lanriston placed the artillery advan tageously, and contributed much to the happy issue of this splendid affair. "The Bishop and the principal public kn&ionarits of Saltzburg repaired to Burghausen; to implore the clemency of . the Emperor for their country. His ajetif;ir gave them his assurance, that they should neVer again 'come under the dominion of the kouse of Austria. they 'engaged to take measures for re calling the four battalions 'of the militia, which the. Circle had delivered, and 'of which a part were di's periled and fled. . " The head quarters are id be this d:ty removed to It ied " At Brannan, magazines: were found with V 60,001 rations•. of hiscUit, and 6060 sacks of oats. The Circle of Ried has furnished three battalions for the militia, but the greater part of them are_ .returned again to their habitations. i"The Etnperorof Austria was three days at Bran nau ; he was at Scharding when he heard of the. de feat of his army. The iliat)itanti consider hint as the principal cause of the war. "The faMous volunteers of Vienna passed through this place after their defeat at Landshut, throwing away their arms, and carrying with then) in afl haste their . tertor to Vienna. the 21ot of April an Imperial Decree was published in the capital, declaring the ports to Ixt again opened to the English, the treaties, With this ancient Ally renewed, and hostilities against the common enemy begun. " General Oudinot has talieli p!'sons , it- a battalion of t 000 wen, betwe‘"a Altoaro Wed. This b‘rttali , Jb cavalry aml artillery.' On'the approach of our troops, they' r.r! , ?e an atternpt to Are their swall arms, but surrounded on 411 sides by the cavalry, were obliged to lay down their arms, " His :Nlajesty causea several brigades of light ca. valry to p:lsi in review at Burghausen, and among others those of Hesse Dirinstnit; at Whose appear ante he Was pleased to express his sipisfaaion. Gen. I‘tarulaz, natter whose command the corps stands, presented several of them, to whom his Niljesty was pleased to grant detbratious of the Ltrgion of Honour. "erenerat Wrecle Imo) intercepted Courier,. on whom were found•thil following laters in pieces, from which we ►irly`petecive the state of confusion in wisi . Ch the kiugdoiu :s. MO, VON VLIELLAdr.R . , AT DRANWAIT. %Yds, A Nit 25. My DEA It MOTHPi—The sad tidings which we have „,receive , ': here through the couriers and other perstms who itaVe, returned from the army, have so cast us down, that our young people run about as it they had lost. theirsenses. The de;pair with which the first blow has struck 'our army is known to me. A secoed, struck by litionaparte himself at the head of 40,000 ~velect 111041 0 and in which the centre of our ntmy eras broken through, is on the point of an hihilaing the whole army in Bavaria, it would have bcei all over as it h us, if Charles, instead of re treating over the Uniube, had .ctn.eted the Inn ,2 s the French expe6ted. Ratisbou Ite united himself with Ilellegarde, and held the loft iving of the French army in check , but now every thing is new.' Ttie Lieutenant-Captain of the Circle, this meriting at - heir, repaired to Ellen:ling.; It dues not Seem pos sible that things can go ou well. It 'ts 1 6314 that Charles bad 4 . ecoren that was necessary to attack the enemy twice, however ill it might succeed. The French have three times more cavalry than out selvei. On the retreat, the despair was so great, that our people set more thae,a thou sand waggons on fire, and threw into the water a number of carts loaded with powder and ball. It is said the. Emperor was ibout to leave Scharding, at the, instant that he received unfavourable inkl ligence from his brother Charles. It is pretended that the Archduke, on his retreat over the. Dantibe i l wrote to the Emperor that he should• make one . more_ desperate attempt ; if :that fails, all -is lost, apd we must prepare our minds for every ' If you thiuk your effels are not secure where they arc, send thein to toe. ' Yours, &c. • On reading over my letter, I find it lull of dig. orkr eouse this perplexed ;tribes bom tt►e confusila it 4 oar n#44 ,Is." o. kilt. 40 4' ¢ 4 isite.` sstsalviolit I)imtt -Pm 6.17.1 , 10.D0 send tiv k)rii`e cv quickly. How are things going Lin in your qn:irter Yesterday we were all in cooliision. - Wo o>iieEted to are the French ccarte in. whey were thught to be already at Pay bach and had b*:.',.en already seen at Faierding; and it was believed they would come psterdtty evening or early this morning. 10-day We learti . thailhis was all a false report ; uttt What is &1 't be citinirbiry eeriaiti is, that the Archduke Clialleit . had retreated to Bohemia. .We consider it as cer T taco that Chesteler, with his corps, and a consider. able number 01 Tyroleittystre to come from cherry rni, in ader to fall On the rear of the French aimy.. Let me hear soMething on this head, .April 28. Leorew SciturEN! • Steß IT' I ictinbertabi , „; from the Empeto FR ANCIS It. to count Von l're*lent of the Government Cif Silitzburg. Considering that the' uncertainty of milita'ry' . . ope= rations renders it necessary to take such measures of precaution as etcuirtlances . may regt.ire, hiS Ma= jesty the Emperor has : been :)leased to MAC knowki The steps he has trdeiecl to be taken, and the mb tives for so doing, 1;y virtue 9f a Decree of the Council of the 2titli inst. in case the enemy should Make an incursion into his hereditary dominions. I in' case the enemy Sheeld approach the metro polis, the town of Pe6t shall be the centre of all ads affetting the whole monarchy:, and to that point the public money belonging to all the thremened pro tiiac be sent. Majesty has nominated fOc that period a -Council the Members' of which Shall he made known 't a proper time, and who, tesidingat Vi eons, shall aa in concert with Lower Anstria, and, it not . prevented, with !be other provinces which alight be possessed by the enemy, and et: which all persons shall, as circumstances may retinire, receive the necessary insirtithons. His Maiessy tnake3 this resolution known to Mr. ----, Court Conniellor, commanding him to preserve the profoundest secrecy tih the moment the enemy may occupy _ (Signed) MA; VON Vienrip, 2Etli Aprti, 1809.' FRANKFORT, Al'Ay 7.—Thu 'Grand Duke of Wurtzherg is returned to iiis States. ZVe,bre &Allred that Alar:hal the Duke of 'Vainly wilhsoon Itreak up his head-quarters at Hanau, and form an army ettT reserve of 40,000 mon. • l'he detachment of 'troops belonging to the Prince Primate, which had proceeded, as tar as Butzbach, returned yesterday. We hear that the army underthe command of the Prince of Ponte Cory() is on its `march to Ili tishon. Alsttiart deserters daily arrive here, who are sent :0 Mayetice. Ltn)wlusßoans MAT 3.--•• On the 30th the head quarters were remo'ved to Med ) two Post .l otiuns beyond Brannan. The advanced posts taf the Duke ofli were near Lintz. The Bavarian troop took poSso6ion of Saltzburg on the vtith. Several of our regiments proceeded to 'Brannau on the 30th. As the Austrian army are constantly on their retreat,, their positions are not known. AI ADRI n, APRIL 26. Isoti j eat y ..has received' Intelligence that General Lapisse , , who had proceed i With his diviQion t4vs-,l4.rds• 844113 . 0 W, it) otr4er to it h ke 7 Or ifiirrirti`b7lcad'nia cantata with a corps of ingurg.vots; who, unable to defend the bridge, were about to destroy that beau. tiful and splendid work of art, when General Lapisse attacked them, with so great vigour, that he lotantly, disperaed them and put a great number of them to the sword ; while riot) men, and the whole artillery were taken, and the destrutnion of the bridge pre- Vented. '`On this the French Goletal united self with the Marshal'g army, and 13 said to have gained great adyantagei, the consequence of which will be the possession of all Andalusia. BAYONNR, A t,tt. 30.---. We are assured . that the Duke of Treilse has iinited iiiinself with the Duke of Elchken, in'Gallicia. The insurgent peasants had retired into the mountains after limy had hewn dispersed. The Dike of Ahrantes is here, who re- turns to France on account of his health.. In pursuance of a Decree of his Catholic . Ma jesty, Joseph Napoleon, which commands every Spaniard who is in a toreign country to return home, on pain of belag considered es afi4itive, and to have forfeited his property, J 2 Spaniards have passed through this town on •their return into Spain , among whom are the Makoiset. of Ayerha, quadaleagar, and 'Feria, General .Lassall6 kgoue from Spain through tltis place to North America. GenerAl, who° was present, at the battle of Medellin, mores us that the atEtir was rntich worse for the enemy than the Ma jor-General'of the army had geportvd it to be. In siead of 12,000, their loss in killed anti woundociwas at least 2woof men. According to, a letter from Arrived thia rimming, the Dake of Ilihnitria,' ‘ took Oporto by storm, and plat the whole gairisoil to the sword, for havin g ; pt to death two Fretwl: Parli t h en n tires . qf LOrd ERSKINE, 113lIell to the htino , ir of hi. feel. not ovorlonited, Ois , Bill tor preventing cslielty to animals, those shock tog outrage% of oily, truth, toatches'qainst time. Sevcral in 'iatWeli Of this diVelSiOn have lately been mcntiooed in the public prints, but not witU ttn scveritt which they *serve, at the persons v.O abet such sayago praaices bught to be held out to the indignation and contempt at mankind. Tait THEATIt . h.—A very numerous audience at .tended. the representation of the ..itiotottatheers, last night at the I iymarket Theatre, 'hi - grder to wit- nuts the performance of LliTO' in Oginfri(M. In -stead of that grotesque novelty which NV4S generally 'expeaed, he sustained the ettara6ler With judgment - and feeling, and plainly evinced that if he' had hi therto only appeared in serious charatiers,he would have been considered 33 a very respeOahle Per former ; though we doubt not.that he will in futuree keep to that province in which he 4,9 deservedly acquired a high repute. The only thmg really lu dicrnni lait night was to be found in the audience thernselve% who, when thsTost was oft`, the Stage, bard inn> laughter whenever them was any allusion to OFitwiun, but who, when the AMor appeared, teriotntly attended, and warmly applauded his per formance, ;.. *Piofir . , HRST bakVk Wibfii.lDAtt MAY I. -,. The Esoin ,StakeS. if logs. cachrtfitil-ices, • added NMI t i oll Racing Pufid.' likrte-yrs old 6st. 71h. 4-YU siiii 7st: te, : 5-yrs old viiVit.. yt,b. C. y Is. old Bst. t olb . and aged salt. Vso utiles. The wimp. t 9 be sold for 2 3ogs . if dOnsurtedi _ Mr. C. Dron's'b.`f I.'lX-Iville, 6-yis '01 . ,1 ' k Mr. Goodlson's b, ?t. Foxboro!, c..yrs - o:4 ••..... i Lord C. Sornersera c. Ir. '* . ril.rite F l / 4 0e, Sql's 04 -• 3 a Mt. Durand's b.f. Kitty Edi., 3-yrs old. t. -!r . 4 Mr. Lake's br. f. Brown nest. 3.yis old - ' l. f Mie Trevanninn's b. t". ioeaster, 3-Yrs 014 , - - 2 A Plate.of cot, for r. 4-yrs old, Ist. tlh• c-Yrs ()id, S. :k.,1), ti•yrs old, Sst. soli). and aged gat. alb. Sir G. Websters b. h. Hippoments. aged -• r s Lord' Foley's la; it Weaver, 4 yrs yid 7 Mr. C..iirc - 4 uNn's Delville - . • i. . a tit. Major Wilsd n ' s D ro * st Stout, s.yrsotid - 33 ,r Mr. Neale ' s b. C. Darriniont , - - S' dr' 4 to I against Hippornenes. ; to 4 agst De:vir,e, ani ;tax aelt Weaver • —bi running the 4cUrld hear, whicti 4... ts it,s best of the day, betting WAS nearly even on Wariver. The Woodcut Stakes of jogs eat*. it. ft. for tt.yr. ole. colts. F.st. jib. and fillies-, kiss. alb. T hit 4.10 h.ilf rtliic.--1v scot at half-past two. Mr.T.adbroke's br. c. by Eagle - - lllr. Latta's Miss Al anaer t .i. - J . . r.lr. Durand' s Sikta tit Tristram . Mr. Forth's W a rri or - . - 4 Mr. Lake's Schao Alkthe - - . b to 5 oh the Winner. The company was numerous, bot this will be th e gran d d.ky. TL/E 11R17:7311 1R.12 Y IA POIITIRML. The feltowing is the corit .(.'l state of tile . Ktl Array Portugal, arid triticil had ten the Field wider the command Qt . i.ieuteriant-General Sir Jolla Craddock, k. B. and rK. C. and leftt:heti Ley ;in. -,7Sitcond conntiand,ilfajor-Cvnetri Shrrbrooke. ci.ritutr. Major.Genena Cotton—t.ith Light Dragoons, Cal. liawket 16th Ligh t thagonlis, ,Culor.f.q Anson t Detavhiniint Light Dragoons, 41fliijor bl.kc ; Ditto 3d Light Ring's German Legion, Captain Nieyer.' loins? LANg. Brigadier-Gen. Campbell liattaiion Coldstream Ginrds, Licut,Col. Hulse ;. tOt Ditto, 31 Guards, Col. Stoprot.f., Major.t;rnetal M'Ken4o-3d bSattalion 27th Regimenri Lieut... Colonel M 4 Lean ; Ditto, Gist Regiment, Major Watson; Ist. Ditto. oth Regiment,: Licat.• Cal. G nerd. arigailler,Lietiersl Stewart-1101 Reolllo,,t, tv him; ist Batt. Detachments,' Lieut. C. klunbury. Mujor.General Tiison —lst Regimest, id, or Boil's, Colonel Drummond ,• ad Ditto, sith, Major Gough ; Ist Dittn, 88th , Major Vantlelettr. Major-General Nlorray and Brigadier.Ctberal Drabtrg and Langworth—tit Line Itattalitm, King's German Legion, . Alajor flatterer; zt Ditto, Ditto, Lieut..Coionel Blown; sth J.itto, iii gip, Major Gerlict; "at Ditto, Lieutenant. Colonel Low. $1 3 9011.0 1,,22111: Btigacticr-Qawr g i A. Carnpril— zit notation 7th, or Royat Lieutenant-ColLinel Sir W. Myers; ue Ditto taetittroint-Cutoiatt Bingturn. Itrigaclior-Getieral Sot4ag--97th Itekirnent, Cotonol Lyon ; B -Vet i e t r t a a l llon ii ) t e r t o 4 i c i L i (1 1) / t i 4 ,k a t t i4 al ic io u t r. 9 - t C h ° F l° o n uC l , C Li gP ou s 7: ll .: Ctironel Aluilei Ad Battalion 83d, Licut.-Cultmet corJuilo IlfisEl',VS. Miijot.Genool Hill ...id 114 W -ion 48th Foot, Lieut.-Ciionel Duckworth ; cat /14ttalion 61tri ( 14.) 1113. pr Davy ; ad Itattalion 66th, Kajor Nturray. In Gatriivii at LisbtO, 24 ti4tt.lilOti 30 Regiment, Colonel NI Innet r. ,o. Briwiler. General Howarth, commanding ttut Artillery. Chief Engincer—Lieirt..Cotonel FiL:totcr, Dcputy-Atliuli.lllt-(;metal littil.•Coloncll Darroell. Deputy'.Quartcr-M4ster-Generat—C.oloa4l Donkin. Deputy.- Coutnitssary.t.;eneral— I'. Rawlings, k; 4q. lospettor of tiospitztis —Alexander Thompson,. Esq. rEaSONAL sTAkt , OF Tali eCi ' AINIANDER Or tut Fintv.El, Lievq.-Colonel 12 7131, :Vlllitiry Sccrerary, Monk, ;ii I uot, 1 4 1.0414.• '•(,,l.Lit I ant Fq s igrz, I fivln4tltle, ti:•uld3tleatil (./Liati;ts Vic...oLult ; 44610)41, • ph tout; It will. be reconeeted that we lately noticed to onr • readers a toismiderstpiding between th e Chi nese ciovernmera and the British Merchants resi*nt AlscaO. The inclosed extract pia tenet from Prince of Waleiai Liana will be foetid interesting " The Ship Snlemany 'lett Macao 9ltt Oa, and ~ arrived at Penang, _ t,sth November.. " Thu accounts contained in letters received by her represent tlie Chinese as greatly alarmed at 014 appearance of the British ships of war and transports and the lauding.of. troops at Macao, They had, i t 4 consequence, according to the established pradice is cases reptiting explanation, resorted to the means of suspending all trade and intercourse with the British shipping at China; and sostri6tly was this order en. forced ad interim , that the usual supplies of provisions were not allowed to beset); mita the ships. Jr is added that the Chinese, in the proposition that had been made, stipulated for the re-embarkation of the Dri. tisli troops from Macao, as the only condition -on which they would consent to renew the intercourse with the English on its former footing. " Such ships as had complota their cargoes, ;md . were ready for sea, were allowed to ka i , two cOl.lO try shipi only were in that forwardness,,e4. the Baring and . They sailed from Macho 9th 041obar. The litet or hichomen .which arrrived at MOCO-0, under COtiVdy of the Lion, 27th ieptember, wonld .be detained there from the want of pilots mod the order tor the suspension of trade until tho oftilsting differences were adjusted. dr • The supercargoes continued on the same friond, ty 4. ‘ ng **the Chino as fermerly. ft headThito believed that the grounds of difference, would its satisfactorily arranged in the course of Oc tober. The American ships were at . Ulainpore a; the date 'of the present 'llCenutit. There had uten no arrival - from America at the date, of .the present account. There-had beenzto arrival from America fur some considerable tithe preceding. Dollars were unusually 4044 OyVing tg the nou-arrival of specie from - - " Tip and other articles Nuf much fall= tn price, owing ttz thp ntln.imercoorse with the Amerieam,i, .* The-prisot o ncenunts from Penang, represent the trade of that Settlement as fiat." Or Sunday one of the swans St. James's Park lath:lied six young,ones. She bads since attpcked 'nen, women, and children, th WO most tortoui. manner. 110 w-stattm.—Yesterelay.fignn rft qld, a private in the Royal Horse Gtiards,, was elorit,d before Mr. Ilead, with telonionsly stealing two Duties, the pro. ! perty of Mr. Stuart, of the Toy Inn, Utruptoir. It appeared that a post-boy sva4 front London on Friday evening, and on his Way ltopoja at a barber's shop in Kensington, to get shavod, while he WO in the shop the horses *ere stfileh the door. The horses have since beets trrived itt . Q the possessyYn, of the Prisoner at the Kiog'4 ileum Bottoll3. 7.1114 rrisorier was cQuunitted ttsr trial.